People v. Zimmerman

Chief Justice Kilbride and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Garman, Karmeier, and Theis concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Thomas L. Zimmerman, was convicted of two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. The information for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon charged that defendant previously had been adjudicated delinquent for an act that would have been a felony if committed by an adult. See 720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.6(a)(3)(D) (West 2006). At trial, over defense objection, the trial court informed the jury that the parties…